When you buy your new
computer everything runs inside almost perfectly and you do not need to worry
about any serious issue which you will face in future such as hard drive
crashes, slower and slower computer performance and data loses. Your computer
as every piece of technology created by human being, in this case, a
manufacturer such as DELL, HP or Lenovo, for longer and reliable performance
needs to pass certain kind of physical cleaning and adjustments.
Computers like cars, gas
boilers and other home equipment, which you are using on daily bases, are
getting older quite quickly and they work in different problematic conditions.
Computers are electronic creations and for its optimal performance need certain
optimal conditions which would be good to provide for long and non-problematic
service. Their bigger enemies are heat, dust and water. Let’s talk about them:
HEAT
Computers are electronic
machines and they produce quite a lot of heat, which needs to be released from
internal body of the box outside. The biggest heat producer is a computer
processor called CPU and therefore there is a cooling fan on it. A few minutes
of work without working cooling fan would fry your computer forever. The
optimum working temperature for your computer is between 30 and 50 degrees of
Celsius and this should be your maintenance aim for better cooling system. The
physical sign that temperature is too high is automatic switching off your
machine without any warning. Prolonging situation like this can completely burn
internals of your computer and the only thing what you can do after final crash
is to throw your machine to a rubbish bin.
DUST
Computer internal fans, minimum one for
laptops, works in the same way as your vacuum cleaner, absorbing cold and dusty
air from outside and releasing hot steam of air from a processor outside. Dust
has a tendency to stay inside attached to a ventilation crate and cumulates
blocking an air stream. After 2-3 years
of everyday work inside your computer there is probably a layer of dust, which
must be removed for safety and a better cooling purpose. Especially laptops are
very vulnerable to dust and you must pay special attention to these machines
.The physical sign for a cleaning need from dust is a loudly working cooling
fan, no hot air steam outside.
WATER
If your computer had any
sudden contact with any kind of liquid it must be switched off immediately and
opened for drying purpose minimum 48 hours without any questions. Do not try to
switch off your laptop to check if it is still working. This unfortunate trial
might be the last time you will see your computer working at all. Especially
laptops must be unplugged from electric power and the battery must be removed,
as it is still a power source. There is one cheap way of removing water from
computer – a bag of rice to which you put your computer for a few days. Rice
grains have a very good feature – absorbing water.
If you are not familiar with dealing with these
problems search for professional help and support.
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